Maxime's story
The story
He trained at the MANE School of Perfumery and has worked at MANE, creating fragrances including Chapter 1 for Ajmal and CADEN for Omanluxury, which was named Niche Fragrance of the Year 2025.
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Maxime
Exler
Maxime Exler, born in the South of France, was shaped by Mediterranean scents of sea winds and fig groves.
- Trained
- Mane School of Perfumery
- House
- MANE
- Earliest in our catalog
- Primitive Forests, 2020
- In our catalog
- 8 fragrances · 5 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2020–2026, in bottles
2020Primitive ForestsAjmal
2021NeeaAjmal
2025CadenOmanluxury
2025Black KarakBORNTOSTANDOUT
2025Chapter 1Ajmal
2025The NagiParam Sara
2025The NagaParam Sara
202609. Umber dosigohConcretedLaunches per year, 2020–2026Peak: 5 in 2025
20202026
In their own words
How Maxime works
The paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 8 fragrances
Who Maxime composes for
5 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Maxime in our catalog, by house.
Ajmal3
Param Sara2
Concreted1
Omanluxury1
BORNTOSTANDOUT1
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